The man who built the National Football League / Joe F. Carr, Chris Willis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willis, Chris, 1970-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carr, Joe F., -1939.

Carr, Joe F.

National Football League.

National Football League--History--20th century.

Football managers--United States--History--20th century.

Football managers.

Football.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This biography chronicles the many achievements of Joe F. Carr, president of the NFL for most of its first two decades. During his tenure, Carr implemented the standard player's contract, wrote the league's first-ever Record and Fact Book, developed the league draft, and-most significantly-established the NFL as a big-city sport.

Contents:

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-43925-7

1-282-71363-9

9786612713637

0-8108-7670-1

OCLC:

700699592